So just a few more days left in 2011! It's been quite a year for us with lots of exciting things happening. The last time I wrote we were just in preparation mode for our shoot with Apate Films for their upcoming short "Trip". We had such an amazing experience working on this project and are so grateful to the guys at Apate for bringing us on board. Choreographing for a film was new to us and it was a really great process for us to brainstorm ideas with Apate before really getting into the script and the track we were using (Supermodel Twins - One Step Behind) in our workshop rehearsals. We spent a few weeks developing the dance scene in workshop and designing our costume, hair and make-up styling before bringing two other dancers on board for the last couple of weeks of intense rehearsal. Dancers Robyn Cunneen and Jenny Brown joined the Just Breathing company dancers Krystal O'Brien and Emily Waters on the project.
We're really looking forward to seeing the final product now and sharing it with you all. In the meantime you can watch the trailer for "Trip" here Apate Films - Trip - Trailer
We were delighted to be asked to perform at a number of events over the past few months, most recently at the Hunt Museum on December 8th. Mags and Emily spent the morning at the museum hosting a workshop on the doll dance from The Nutcracker with some wonderfully talented boys and girls. In the afternoon they were joined by Clara Casey and Hazel Fenton (students of Limerick School of Classical Ballet) and the girls performed some variations from ballets including Esmerelda, Paquita and La Bayadere.
You can check out photos from the performance here These were taken by Pa Reidy who worked with us last year on our first ever photo shoot in the People's Park, Limerick. Make sure to check out his Facebook page Pa Reidy Photography
We also performed at the interval of a fashion show held in aid of Limerick Animal Welfare. You can watch part of that performance here!
Our work with photographer Galvin Abercrombie (Abercrombie Photography) is still continuing and we've had two amazing shoots with him over the last few months - one at the lake in Cratloe Forest and the other at Mount Keneth Skatepark in Limerick. Emily put together this great video of behind the scenes footage at our skatepark shoot - Behind the Scenes - Skatepark - but for the actual photos you'll have to keep an eye out here and on our FB page to see those some time in 2012. In the meantime, have a look on our page at all of Galvin's photos he has taken with us so far. These are all available for purchase from Just Breathing. Just contact us on justbreathingarts at gmail.com for more info. They'd make a great gift for anyone with an interest in dance.
We've recently started teaching classes in Ballet: Power and Fitness and Complete Beginner's Ballet for Adults at Studio 21, 84 O'Connell Street, Limerick (under Café Noir) and are looking forward to starting our 6 week courses very soon. We'll be having a taster class of each on Saturday January 14th for a special offer price of €8 with 6 week courses of each starting on Saturday January 21st (€60 for 6 weeks or €48 for 3rd level students/unwaged). The Ballet: Power and Fitness class will take place from 1130-1230 and Complete Beginner's Ballet from 1-2pm. This is a great opportunity to try out a different form of exercise for the new year and to take up ballet if you never had the chance to as a kid. It's never too late to start! Not only will you get great enjoyment from learning ballet you'll also receive so many benefits that will spill over into your daily life - improvements in posture, strength, flexibility and keeping your mind active. We'd love for you to come along and try it out! If you have any questions at all please contact us through our Facebook page or email us justbreathingarts@gmail.com
Just to finish, we want to say a massive thank you to everyone we worked with in 2011 and to everyone who supports and encourages us in everything we do.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
Mags, Krystal, Emily
xoxo
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